Yale Bulletin and Calendar

April 7, 2000

Volume 28, Number 27

In the News

"Americans are sick of being told how happy we are. These messages are demeaning, because they assume that happiness can be measured by polls and bought for cash."

-- Professor of computer science David Gelernter, "Friendly Advice Abounds as Bush Considers His Strategy," The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC), March 24, 2000.

"Nature books offer children a chance to enter the natural world for a magical experience."

-- Peabody Museum Assistant Director of Public Programs Kenneth Yellis, "The Illustrator's Hand, The Natural World," The New York Times, March 26, 2000.

"It may be the average Americans on the juries who are changing the [tobacco] industry far more than any of us in government ever did."

-- School of Medicine Dean David Kessler, about the record amounts being awarded to those suing tobacco companies, "Tobacco Wins in Court," U.S. News & World Report, April 3, 2000.

"These matters vary state to state. But [accused murderer Andrew Goldstein] is, I think, more likely to spend more time in confinement if he had been found not guilty by reason of insanity than if he's sent to jail."

-- Law School professor Robert Burt, on the trial of a mentally ill man who pushed a woman in front of a New York subway train, "Difficulties Criminal Justice System Faces in Dealing with Mental Illness," National Public Radio, March 25, 2000.

"In the first half of the 20th century, countries wanted well-rounded power. The Cold War, though, created an odd sense that only a couple of countries would be both economic and military powerhouses. Now the pendulum is swinging back."

-- School of Management Dean Jeffrey Garten, "Weapons or the Web? It's a Hard Sell for Clinton," International Herald Tribune, March 27, 2000.

"Reading to babies is beneficial on many levels -- not only does it help to develop vocabulary, but also gives a child a chance to be held in a comforting position and share quiet time with a caregiver."

-- Research scientist Dr. Dorothy G. Singer, "Tips for Reading with Babies," PR Newswire, March 24, 2000.

"Right now, we have record-high confidence [in the stock market]. As new stories and theories come out, that record-high confidence could turn to something much less rosy."

-- Economist Robert Shiller, CNN "Moneyline News Hour," March 22, 2000.

"We Americans often see a rigid tradeoff between economic success in an age of globalization and increasing your old-style military power. The rest of the world doesn't see it that way."

-- School of Management professor Paul Bracken, "Global Trade Meets the Lure of the Gun," The New York Times, March 26, 2000.

"I'm very critical of people who say [hate crime] is a growing problem. And people who say the laws don't work have no evidence, either. The truth is we just don't know."

-- Political scientist Donald Green, "Hate-Crime Laws Based on Specific Factors; Legal Distinctions Prompt New Questions," The Kansas City Star, March 29, 2000.

T H I SW E E K ' SS T O R I E S

NIDA gives Yale $11 million grant

Screening kicks off Slifka Center forum on Jews and sports

Freshman cited for battle against reading disability

Designer Dalal slowly changing men's passions about their favorite fashions

Day will be devoted to giving children 'a fun time'

Adventurer tells of his expeditions to the 'three Poles'

U.S. and Canada have a vital connection, says ambassador

Yale Opera to present Britten's 'The Rape of Lucretia'

Yale athletes host day of sports and fun for city youngsters

Lecture and panel to focus on South Asian affairs

Area students to use conflict resolution skills at annual Peace by P.E.A.C.E. festival

Conference will examine interdisciplinarity of Baroque culture

Academy sponsors talk on state's economy

Yale authors to sign copies of new works

Student organist to perform at Center Church on the Green

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